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- 1. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-1 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Fluent Inc.
- 2. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-2 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Orientation ‹ Agenda for Week: ‹ Facilities z Lunches, Bathrooms, Designated Smoking Area, Visitor Parking, Visitor Badges ‹ Training z Problem Setup „ Creating the model: geometry and mesh generation „ Using the Solver: setup and execution z Establish contact with support staff z Begin your own CFD project! „ We recommend doing all Gambit and relevant Fluent tutorials first. Monday Solver-1 Tuesday Solver-2 Wednesday Gambit-1 Thursday Gambit-2 Friday 1:1 Consult
- 3. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-3 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Agenda (Day 1) 8:00-8:30 Introduction to Fluent Inc. 8:30-9:00 Introduction to CFD Analysis 9:00-9:30 Demonstration: Overview of the CFD Process 9:30-11:15 Introductory Tutorial 11:15-12:00 Solver Basics 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00 Boundary Conditions 2:00-3:00 Tutorial Session 3:00-4:00 Solver Settings 4:00-5:00 Tutorial Session
- 4. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-4 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Agenda (Day 2) 8:00-9:15 Turbulence Modeling 9:15-10:30 Tutorial Session 10:30-11:15 Heat Transfer Modeling 11:15-12:00 User Defined Functions 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00 Multiphase Modeling 2:00-3:00 Reacting Flow Modeling 3:00-4:00 Moving Zone Models 4:00-5:00 Tutorial Session
- 5. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-5 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Technical Support ‹ Eleven Business Teams z Automotive „ Aero/Thermal „ Powertrain z Aerospace „ Aircraft and Turbomachinery „ Space and Defense z Chemicals and Consumer products z Electronics and Semiconductor z Glass Plastics and Materials z Healthcare and Water z HVAC and Appliances z Petroleum z Power Generation ‹ Each team has their own sales and support/consulting engineers ‹ Fluent’s User Services Center (USC) and Online Technical Support (OTS) portal created to enhance your access to technical support
- 6. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-6 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Fluent User Services Center ‹ www.fluentusers.com z Please register today! z Services Include „ Release Information „ Download Updates „ Documentation „ Supported Platforms „ Defects/Workarounds „ Presentations „ Training „ Online Technical Support V Quick Reference Guide V Overview and Demo via web based training http://www.fluentusers.com/
- 7. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-7 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Online Technical Support ‹ Access from USC z Same Account as USC z Services Include „ Find Solutions „ Log a Support Request „ Monitor Status „ Automatic Updates z Web Based Training Module Available ‹ ftp files to/from support z ftp to ftp.fluent.com z log on as ftp and use email address for password z cd to incoming/xxx or outgoing/xxx and put files in binary mode. „ xxx = support engineer initials
- 8. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-8 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Web Based Trainings ‹ Web based training courses available from our LearningCFD.com web site. ‹ Some courses are free, others have a nominal charge. ‹ Modules can be downloaded to your computer and viewed as many times as you like ‹ More modules are planned and will be available in the near future http://learningcfd.com/login/online/index.htm
- 9. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-9 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com ‹ Attend the annual UGM and: z meet with the users and staff of Fluent z attend short-courses z learn of other Fluent applications presented by users z provide input to future development of software ‹ Worldwide User Group Meetings: z USA (Dearborn, MI) „ typ. Early-June z European Meetings „ typ. Mid-September through early October z Asia-Pacific Meetings „ typ. Mid-October through early November User Group Meetings
- 10. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-10 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com FLUENT 6.2 ‹ Fluent 6.2 applications: z External/internal automotive flows and in-cylinder flows z High speed aerodynamics z Rocket flows z Turbomachinery z Reactor Vessels z Cyclones z Bubble Columns z Mixing tanks z Fluidized Beds z Flow-induced noise prediction z Dynamic Mesh z many more … Surface pressure distribution in an automotive engine cooling jacket. Instantaneous solids concentration in a riser indicating uniform distribution of catalyst at the riser head.
- 11. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-11 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com FIDAP ‹ FIDAP Applications: z Polymer processing: non- Newtonian flow in extrusion dies z Thin film coating flows z Biomedical: oxygenators, blood pumps, deforming arteries z Semiconductor crystal growth z Other metal, glass, and chemical processing problems Example: Pulsatile flow in an artery with a compliant vein graft. u=u(t), sinusoidal inlet velocity rigid wall rigid wall compliant wall initial mesh rigid artery deforming artery Time history plot of wall shear rate- Deformations cannot be neglected! Velocity contour plot
- 12. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-12 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com POLYFLOW ‹ FEM solver for laminar, viscous flows for complex rheologies and free surface z POLYFLOW Applications: „ Extrusion, coextrusion, die design „ Blow molding, thermoforming „ Film casting, glass sheet forming/stretching, fiber drawing „ Chemical reactions, foaming „ Viscoelastic flows (“memory effects”) Inverse Die Design: Determines die geometry based upon desired extruded shape. Requested part shape and calculated die lip shape for a rubber car door seal. Blow molding simulation of a gas tank using the membrane element.
- 13. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-13 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com IcePak ‹ IcePak is focused on electronics cooling design: z Cooling airflow, heat conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer ‹ The user interface and automatic meshing are tailored for applications such as: z Cabinet design z Fan placement z Board-level design z Heat sink evaluation Flow pathlines and temperature distribution in a fan-cooled computer cabinet.
- 14. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-14 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com ‹ Simplifies the design and analysis of ventilation systems ‹ Accurate, quick, and easy-to-use design tool that empowers designers and professionals, without extensive backgrounds in computer applications, to utilize the powers of advanced CFD tools ‹ Optimize your designs or pinpoint problems based on accurate predictions of airflow patterns, thermal conditions, comfort conditions, and/or contamination control effectiveness Airpak
- 15. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-15 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com ‹ MixSim is a specialized user interface that allows quick and easy set-up of mixing tank simulations. ‹ The tank size, bottom shape, baffle configuration, number and type of impellers, etc. are specified directly. ‹ The mesh and complete problem definition are then automatically created. MixSim ‹ Other features include: z Impeller libraries from leading equipment manufacturers z Transient sliding mesh, steady-state multiple reference frame models z Non-Newtonian rheology
- 16. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-16 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com FloWizard ‹ Our first general purpose CFD product for non-specialists driven by FLUENT and Gambit . ‹ FloWizard’s focus is on ease of use and automation: z It is a highly-automated, “first pass” simulation tool for use in basic flow and heat transfer calculations. z A Wizard-based interface guides the user through all the steps of a CFD analysis, from problem set-up to post- processing. z The user is insulated from specialized CFD parameters, such as discretization and turbulence model choices.
- 17. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-17 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com ‹ A single, integrated pre-processor for CFD analysis. z Geometry creation z Mesh generation z Mesh quality examination z Boundary zone assignment Pre-processor: Gambit
- 18. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-18 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com ‹ A pre-processor for tet/hybrid mesh generation. ‹ Useful when starting with triangular surface mesh. Pre-processor: TGrid
- 19. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-19 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com ‹ Documentation for all products available at www.fluentusers.com ‹ Separate CD for each product (e.g., FLUENT 6, TGrid, etc.) containing all the manuals for that product. ‹ Two formats available: z HTML „ for general viewing, searching, limited printing z Adobe Acrobat PDF „ for high quality printing of one or many pages Documentation Fluent 6.2 Documentation Web Page at www.fluentusers.com
- 20. © Fluent Inc.6/22/2005 1-20 Introductory FLUENT Notes FLUENT v6.2 Mar 2005 Fluent User Services Center www.fluentusers.com Training Evaluation ‹ Evaluation forms handed out with training materials. ‹ Your feedback helps us improve our training materials and methods. ‹ Please turn-in your evaluations forms on Thursday before you leave.